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Games Like Open Realm of Stars

Compare Free To Play, 4X Strategy games related to Open Realm of Stars, including free and indie PC recommendations available through NeonRoof.

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4X Strategy4XEmpire BuildingIndependent CatalogOfficial Download PageShip Design

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C-evo: Distant Horizon

Build a civilization, design military units, and race to launch a spaceship in a challenging free turn-based 4X.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars shared 4X Strategy genres with matching 4X, Independent Catalog, Official Download Page gameplay tags

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Android / Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Age of New Worlds

Build a civilization across a hex map in a turn-based 4X game of exploration, cities, research, trade, and war.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars shared 4X Strategy genres with matching 4X, Independent Catalog, Official Download Page gameplay tags

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Linux / PC Free to play

Istrolid

Design your own spaceships, test fleet combinations, and battle in a free real-time strategy sandbox.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Ship Design gameplay tags

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Android / Browser / Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Ancient Beast

Draft a team of strange creatures and outthink rivals in a free browser-based turn-based strategy game.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Turn-Based Strategy gameplay tags

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Linux through community builds / macOS / PC Free to play

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters

Explore hundreds of star systems, meet memorable alien civilizations, build a fleet, and fight to free Earth in a classic space adventure.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Space gameplay tags

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Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Mindustry

Build automated factories, defend your core, command units, and conquer two planets in an open-source strategy game.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Guide six distinct heroes through randomized dungeons in a polished open-source traditional roguelike RPG.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Android / Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Tanks of Freedom

Command pixel-art armies in an isometric turn-based strategy game with campaigns, hot-seat battles, and a map editor.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Turn-Based Strategy gameplay tags

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Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Thrive

Evolve a species from a microscopic ancestor in a science-inspired open-source evolution simulation game.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Linux / PC Free to play

Beyond All Reason

Command massive robot armies across land, sea, and air in a free RTS built for epic battles and deep economic strategy.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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PC Free to play

FreeOrion

Explore a galaxy, research technology, design fleets, and guide an empire in the open-source 4X game FreeOrion.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching 4X, Single-player, Space gameplay tags

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Linux / PC Free to play

Gigalomania

Lead island populations from stone-age tools to futuristic warfare in a free indie real-time strategy god game.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Linux / PC Free to play

Globulation 2

Set priorities and let your colony organize itself in a distinctive open-source RTS built around reduced micromanagement.

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Linux / PC Free to play

Wyrmsun

Command myth-inspired armies and build settlements in a pixel-art RTS blending fantasy with historical themes.

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Linux / PC Free to play

Zero-K

Sculpt battlefields, command diverse robot armies, and master a flexible economy in a free, community-developed RTS.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Linux / Source Free to play

Enemy Lines 3

Defend your base from wall-breaking robots with a laser and jetpack in a compact semi-abstract first-person shooter.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page, Single-player gameplay tags

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Android / Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

AssaultCube

Enter quick online firefights in a lightweight, team-based FPS designed to run well on modest hardware and networks.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page gameplay tags

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BSD / Linux / macOS / PC Free to play

Cube 2: Sauerbraten

Play old-school single-player and multiplayer FPS modes while building and editing octree maps cooperatively in real time.

Why it is similar to Open Realm of Stars matching Independent Catalog, Official Download Page gameplay tags

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